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Wheatley Hall, Wheatley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Royston

Historical Forms

  • Wetelay 1343 YDviii
  • Whetelay 1344 ib

Etymology

Wheatley Hall, Wheatley Wood, Wetelay 1343 YD viii, Whetelay 1344 ib (p). 'Wheat clearing', v. hwǣte , lēah . It is not always easy to distinguish the spellings of this name from those of Wheatley (in Cudworth) 281 supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site